NATO to Hand Security to Afghan Forces by End – 2014
LISBON, (Reuters) – NATO said on Saturday it would hand over security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the end of 2014 but the head of the alliance said it would not abandon the 
Obama: Afghans “Will Not Stand Alone” after 2014
LISBON, (AFP) – US President Barack Obama vowed Friday to stand by Afghanistan after NATO-led troops hand control of the fight against Taliban insurgents to Afghan forces in 2014.
Russia stresses Iran to keep its nuke ambitions in check
BAKU (AFP)
Silence speaks volumes in Russia-Iran dispute
The stakes could not have been higher for the presidents of Russia and Iran as they huddled 
Israel army chief not sure Iran sanctions will work
WASHINGTON (Agencies)
Says time to show outcome of sanctions on Iran
Iran ‘always ready’ for nuclear talks: Ahmadinejad
BAKU/TEHRAN (Agencies)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday the Islamic republic was “always ready”
US Will Help Yemen but No Plans for ‘Another War’: Gates
Wednesday 17 November 2010
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday the United States wanted to help Yemen battle Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country instead of entering “another war.”
Iraq’s Talabani says will not sign Aziz death order
PARIS (Reuters)
He says it is against his socialist principles
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Wednesday he will not sign an execution order for Tareq
Lebanon Radical Cleric Names Hezbollah MP as Lawyer
BEIRUT (AFP) – Radical Islamist preacher Omar Bakri has appointed a Hezbollah legislator as his defence lawyer when he goes on trial, a judicial source said on Tuesday, following his arrest
Morocco accuses W.Sahara activists of killing police
RABAT/UNITED NATIONS (Agencies)
Polisario demands quick Western Sahara deal
Morocco on Monday defended a raid on a West Sahara protest camp by its security forces as 
Sudan ‘agrees framework’ for referendum as voter registration begins
By RFI
Sudan
North and south Sudan have agreed to settle key issues such as border demarcation and trade
